After the
suicide of my 18 year old in 2014 I was left in a totally numb state of mind. Even
though I appeared pretty together in the initial period, after a couple
of months I decided to access counselling. However I found it difficult to
find a specialist in counselling for bereavement much less something suitable for
someone whose child had suicided.
Eventually
after much net trawling and talking to people I found some excellent choices for me. Perhaps they may help you as well.
I found a wonderful counsellor at Relationships Australia in Brisbane (Spring Hill). It runs a service to assist the victims
of trauma : Victims Counselling and Support Services (VCSS). It is funded through the
Department of Justice and Attorney General to provide information, referral
support and counselling to victims of crime and their families living in
Queensland. http://www.raq.org.au/services/counselling/victims-counselling-and-suppo...
Phone: 1300 139 703.
Phone: 1300 139 703.
Survivors
of Suicide Bereavement Support Association (SOSBSA) is another great help and also runs a regular small
group. http://www.sosbsa.org.au/
Lifeline (provided by UnitingCare Community) have
established the ‘South East Queensland Crisis Support and
Counselling’. This organisation also runs a regular group
in Brisbane central which is facilitated a trained psychologist and which I
have found very helpful.The contact is Lyndall Stafford who is a Psychologist and senior practitioner in the South East Queensland Crisis Support and
Counselling. Phone 07 3624 2400 or email lyndall.stafford@uccommunity.org.au The website is www.uccommunity.org.au/lifeline
There are other groups out there such as Beyond Blue etc and a good list with many options is given at The Compassionate
Friends website (which sadly doesn’t have an office in QLD) http://www.compassionatefriendsqld.org.au/links.html.
I’ll add to this list as I find new and useful resources.
Please feel free to add your own resources.
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